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Enlarged Heart Definition
Common names:
  • Atrial Enlargement
  • Cardiac Enlargement
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Enlarged Atria
  • Enlarged Heart
  • Enlarged Ventricle
  • Heart Enlargement
  • Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
  • Ventricular Enlargement
  • Ventricular Hypertrophy
A person with cardiac enlargement has an abnormally large heart. An enlarged heart does not pump blood as effectively as a normal heart. An enlarged heart results from illnesses that damage the heart, such as heart attack, diabetes or high blood pressure. Images

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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